Suddenly a sharp voice came, and the woman who was following Yan Jingxuan was seen holding a whip in her hand, and she swung it in the direction of Mu Yun'an.
"ah!"
I don't know who screamed in surprise.
Then, just as the whip was about to fall on Mu Yun'an, someone cut it off.
Mu Yun'an's eyes widened and he saw Xiao Chengyi holding one end of the whip, staring at the woman who was trying to commit murder with a cold murderous look in his dark eyes.
It is Yan Jingxuan's sister, the eldest lady of Yongning Mansion, Yan Ruoling.
Yan Ruoling likes to practice martial arts and has recently become obsessed with using whips. She just saw Mu Yun'an kicking his brother, so she couldn't help but teach him a lesson.
"Let go."
Yan Ruoling tugged at her whip but it didn't move.
She stared at Xiao Chengyi with a stunned look on her face and said, "Didn't you hear me asking you to let go?"
Xiao Chengyi's face turned cold, and he pulled hard with the hand holding the whip. Yan Ruoling, who was on the other end, stumbled forward and fell to the ground.
Seeing this scene, Mu Yun'an couldn't help but burst into laughter:
"Yeah, it would be great if Sister Ruoling realizes her mistake and doesn't need to give me such a big gift. I can't bear it!"
"you......"
Yan Ruoling was helped up by the maid, and she pointed an angry finger at Mu Yunan and said angrily:
"What are you so proud of? You're just a poor guy who has a mother but no mother."
"It's good now. I have recognized your father's illegitimate son as my brother. No wonder you have to go out wearing a veil today. It turns out that you know that you have no face to see others?"
"Ling'er!"
Yan Jingxuan scolded her to shut up. He was about to apologize to Mu Yun'an, but he saw Mu Yun'an walking over angrily, and without saying a word, he slapped Yan Ruoling on the face.
"So what if you have a mother-in-law? Aren't you vicious by nature and have bad conduct?"
"If you don't have the status of Ning Yongfu, what do you think you have to be proud of?"
"I'm warning you, I, Mu Yun'an, am not someone to be bullied. When you meet me and my brother Yi in the future, you'd better be more respectful, otherwise I will let you know what regret is!"
Mu Yun'an originally wanted to take Yan Jingxuan's face and not care about Yan Ruoling.
But she has touched her bottom line. She has no mother's upbringing, but is this her fault?
Her grandmother thought she was pitiful and indulged her blindly and would give her any good things.
Little did they know that it was precisely because of her outstanding material qualities that made them jealous, and they all came to exclude her!
She has no friends in the capital, only enemies!
Because her father is not in the capital all year round, no one can stand up for her or support her even when she is wronged.
The reason why she fell in love with Yuan Qirui in her previous life was just to take a gamble, thinking that in the future, her mother would trample all those who looked down on her in the world.
As a result, she became the one who was stepped on!
"You dare to hit me?"
Yan Ruoling covered her cheek and looked at her in horror.
"How about I just hit you? If you can, go to the imperial concubine and complain. It's better to go to His Majesty and let all the officials judge who is right?"
Mu Yunan glanced over with a sharp look, which made Yan Ruoling shrink his neck and tremble in his heart.
She stamped her feet and cried, "Brother, she bullied me!"
Yan Jingxuan: "..."
He frowned and said coldly: "That's enough, you are becoming more and more lawless. I taught you the whip not to bully others. Apologize to Miss Mu!"
Yan Ruoling's eyes widened with an expression of disbelief: "You asked me to apologize to her, are you still not my brother? I hate you!"
After saying these words, she covered her face and ran away.
Yan Jingxuan was really in a terrible state.
He and Mu Yun'an were at odds on the surface, but his sister really hated her.
What happened today was originally his sister's fault. He looked at Mu Yun'an and said, "I'm sorry, Ling'er was spoiled. I apologize to you on her behalf."
"She has no words for herself, why should you ask her to take her place? Let me tell you, with her temperament, you, as the brother, have an unshirkable responsibility.
If she blindly indulges her, sooner or later the Yan family will be destroyed in her hands, I will say this, please take care of yourself!"
Mu Yunan was too lazy to talk to Yan Jingxuan anymore, turned around and walked away.
In fact, what she said was true. The collapse of the Yan family in the previous life was inseparable from the arrogant and willful Yan Ruoling.
"Brother Yi."
Mu Yunan walked up to Xiao Chengyi, took his hand and asked, "Is your hand okay?"
After saying that, she checked and saw that his hand was not injured, then she felt relieved and said, "Thank you just now."
If Xiao Chengyi hadn't stopped her, she would have suffered a lot if the whip fell on her.
Xiao Chengyi raised his eyes and looked at her with a serious expression.
He had always thought that Mu Yun'an was malicious towards him and his mother, and was instigated by Aunt Liu, coupled with her spoiled eldest daughter's temper.
In fact, the real reason is the rumors outside and the world's prejudice against her.
That is something more hurtful than a sword, and she is just a little girl who has not grown up, but she has to bear this at a young age.
He slowly raised his hand, touched her head gently and said warmly: "Brother will protect you from now on!"
Regardless of whether her surrender is sincere or false, as long as she does not hurt his mother, he will protect her like an older brother and prevent her from being harmed.
Mu Yunan's eyes were sore after hearing this.
It seemed that she could no longer bear the grievance in her heart, so she hugged him and cried silently in his arms.
Xiao Chengyi patted her back gently, with determination in his eyes.
Mu Yunan cried in his arms for a while before she calmed down. She let go of him and said a little embarrassedly:
"Okay, let's go."
Xiao Chengyi did not move, he glanced at the hillside not far away, and then said: "You and the second lady go up first, I will find you later."
As he spoke, he reached out and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with his fingertips and said, "Don't run too far. Pay attention to your safety."
Mu Yun'an nodded, and Mu Yunhuan on the side happily took her hand and said: "Third sister, let's go!"
Xiao Chengyi watched the two sisters go up the mountain, and until they disappeared, he looked away and turned around and walked in front of Yan Jingxuan.
"I heard that the prince is superb in martial arts, but he is not very talented. I wonder if I can ask for advice?"
...
On the hillside not far away.
A man in black clothes hid behind a group of green pine trees, looking at the figures of Xiao Chengyi and Yan Jingxuan in the plum blossom forest.
His cold eyes narrowed and he broke off a branch: "You said that General Mu intends to cultivate Xiao Chengyi, then doesn't he block your way?"
When the person next to him heard this, his eyes lit up and he responded: "This person is a bit evil. When he entered the mansion, Yan Yan hated him, but recently, for some reason, Yan Yan's attitude towards him suddenly improved.
Although my uncle denied the idea of having an illegitimate son, his attitude towards him was unusual and he obviously wanted to let him inherit the mantle."
This person is none other than Mu Yunhuan's eldest brother, the eldest son Mu Xingze, the direct son of his second wife.
The man in mysterious clothes next to him is none other than the current crown prince Yuan Qirui.
"oh?"
Yuan Qirui narrowed his eyes and sneered slightly, his tone full of disdain: "Since it's blocking your way, just get rid of it."
Mu Xingze was overjoyed and was about to say thank you.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Qirui didn't know what he saw, and suddenly changed his words: "Wait a minute, I think it's not necessary to keep him first. This person may be useful."
Mu Xingze was stunned and quickly looked into the distance, and saw Yan Jingxuan being kicked to the ground by Xiao Chengyi.